p. 135 | Letters by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 28, 1865

Letters.

By Editor

"Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another."

This department of the paper is designed for the brethren and sisters to freely and fully communicate with each other respecting their hopes and determinations, conflicts and victories, attainments and desires, in the heavenly journey. Seek first a living experience and then record it, carefully and prayerfully, for the comfort and encouragement of the other members of the household of faith.

From Bro. Rich.

Bro. White: Having a desire to do my whole duty, and remove as far as possible every stain that I have made, and every reproach that I have brought upon the precious cause of God, I beg the privilege of saying through the Review to one and all who have been acquainted with my past life, and especially those with whom I first became acquainted in present truth, that I am heartily sorry that I have come so far short of God's glory, and have been a burden instead of an encouragement to those who have had the weight and interest of the cause resting upon them.

I would also say that I most firmly believe the Testimony of the Spirit, manifested in pointing out my sins, to be of God. But for this, I fear I should never have recovered from the snare of Satan, into which I had fallen. I feel to give God all the glory, and am resolved that my future life shall show a wide contrast with the past. I hope to be forgiven by all I have injured, and by my heavenly Father who has borne so long with me.

My heart longs for freedom in this truth, and while I believe God is working for his people, I would not be indifferent to my eternal interest. May God help his slumbering people to awake and gird on the armor anew, is my prayer. H. J. Rich. Battle Creek, Mich.